John Lorenzo Myers died Wednesday, March 7, 1928,
at his home in Tobacco township of Bright's disease.
Mr. Myers was born Jan. 30, 1847 in Custer county,
Ohio. He served 3 years and 3 months in the Civil war,
enlisting June 3, 1862. He was discharged owing to
sickness but re-enlisted at the expiration of the time
and serving 3 months more. He was promoted from
private to corporal in company A, 128 Ohio regiment.
After the war he worked in the oil fields for about 6
years had a drug store at Cygnet, Custer county, Ohio.
In 1899 he came to Gladwin county and located on a
farm in Tobacco township. He has lived in Arkansas,
Ohio and Michigan.
He was married Oct. 29, 1875 to Laura Beatty, Nine
children were born to them, seven of whom, George,
Myrtle, Byron, Lorenzo, Jr., May, Adam and one baby
unnamed are deceased. Two daughters, Mrs. Helen
Shaffer of Beaverton and Mrs. Leona Disel of Findley,
Ohio, two grandchildren, Doris and Delos Disel and
Mrs. Myers survive him. He was a member of the Knights
of Pythias. The funeral was held at Dale, Saturday
afternoon, March 10, at 2 o'clock conducted by Rev. A.
J. Preston. The pallbearers were: John Flock, Charles
Tolles, William Richardson, Elmer Coolidge, Ira Brand
and Henry Smith.

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